Here’s a look at today’s news: Senior members of the Grant County 4-H shooting sports team competed in various skill contests to earn a spot on a team that will travel to the 2018 State Shoot competition in Raton, New Mexico at the NRA Whittington Center May 3rd through 6th. Members competed in shooting [...]
The Town of Silver City has contracted with Southwest Concrete and Paving to construct street and drainage improvements in Silver Street from north of 20th Street to Silver Heights Boulevard. Improvements will include: new paving, curb & gutter, sidewalks, signage and striping. Construction is ongoing with a completion date scheduled for the end of [...]
Here’s a look at today’s news: The City of Bayard is planning public hearings to discuss a city-wide readdressing project to correct the current street name system that has caused issues over the years. There are many duplications of street numbers and names that create problems for Fed-Ex and UPS home deliveries, and billings [...]
Here’s a look at some news: The Village of Santa Clara has again been awarded the privilege of hosting twelve Americorps/National Civilian Community Corps members and seven Youth Conservation Corps members to help with preservation efforts of historical buildings at the Fort Bayard National Historic Landmark, in addition to assisting the Grant County Volunteer [...]
Here’s a look at today’s headlines: The Reserve Ranger District would like to remind visitors to always practice campfire safety. The district has responded to three abandoned campfires in the last week. One fire grew to be 15 acres before being suppressed. The forest has seen an increase in visitor use from shed hunters, [...]
Here’s some news: The U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated Grant County as a primary natural disaster area due to losses and damages caused by a recent drought. Farmers and ranchers in the contiguous counties of Catron, Hidalgo, Luna and Sierra in New Mexico also qualify for natural disaster assistance. Qualified farm operators in [...]
Here’s some of today’s news: The Kiwanis Club of Silver City hosted a very successful free community Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday at Penny Park in Silver City. As many as 500 children hunted for candy filled eggs in age categorized heats. Kids and families met and posed for photographs with the Easter bunny, [...]
Here’s some today’s news: New Mexico Youth Ranch Management Camp conducted by New Mexico State University’s College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, is accepting applications for youth ages 15-19 for the annual camp to be held from June 10th through 15th. Participants will be introduced to the steps of running a ranch than [...]
"In the Spring, I have counted 136 different kinds of weather inside of 24 hours." - Mark Twain
